CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Home Office to scrap “cruel” plans to house asylum-seekers on “wasteland” at Yarl’s Wood.
The Home Office is seeking to expand the privately run removal immigration centre in Bedfordshire to accommodate up to 200 male asylum-seekers waiting for their claims to be decided.
The Morning Star understands that the men will be put in single-occupancy prefabricated portacabins on shrubland near the facility.
It follows widespread criticism of the Home Office using former army bases in Kent and Pembrokeshire to hold asylum-seekers.
A local who scouted the site last week told the Star that the expansion is already under way.
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The year two thousand and twenty is drawing to a close much like it began: Stocks in a bull market, notching fresh all-time highs. These facts might seem somewhat unsurprising if it wasn’t for the historic events that occurred in the middle, namely the worst global pandemic in a century and the almost shockingly brief bear market that accompanied it.
There are many years that investors easily forget, but 2020 certainly won’t be among them. The S&P 500 has surged [[nearly 65%]] since its March low and is on track to finish the year [[up a a total of almost 14%]].